Now Shooting

Ok, we’re used to seeing David Caruso and the cast of “CSI Miami” in Miami, even though they shoot an awful lot of “Miami” in L.A. “Dexter” pretends to be shot in Miami and it’s totally shot in Los Angeles. But there are some new television shows (and stars) about to join “Burn Notice” in filming here. “Burn Notice” shoots at the Coconut Grove Expo Center, and one of its stars, Gabrielle Anwar, is just about a fixture at the Forge in Miami Beach. (And yes, we know why.)

The news is that “Charlie’s Angels,”  the pilot for a new series with Annie Illonzeh, Minka Kelly and Rachael Taylor, is shooting all over Miami Beach. The series, if it’s picked up, will run on ABC next year. Drew Barrymore is a producer, and here’s hoping she’ll spend time in Miami as well. And let’s wish those action gals a long, long run. (BTW, “Burn Notice” has been picked up for two more years.)

Then there’s “Magic City,” a new series starring the hunky Jeffrey Dean Morgan – he of the Javier Bardem eyes who formerly played the heart patient on “Grey’s Anatomy.” “Magic City” is kind of “Mad Men” and “Boardwalk” combined, a period mob drama set in the 1960s about a hotel called the Miramar, but that might just have been called the Fontainotbleau.

I expect the costume designers have already snapped up all of the sharp fedoras at C Madelaine, the wild vintage clothing store on Biscayne Boulevard, and the set designers are canvassing all of Miami’s vintage furniture stores. They should get in touch with me, because I’ve seen some perfectly preserved 1960s apartments right here in Miami. Just bring those cameras in and begin shooting!

And if the pilot for the “Pan Am” television series is a go, we can expect to see the cast of that show, including Christina Ricci, turning up at Dinner Key and the Miami City Hall, which was, once upon a time, the actual terminal for Pan Am seaplanes.

The more shows that shoot here, the more entrenched is the right image of Miami, a place of sun, beauty, warmth, and drama. And by the way, if any of the stars of those shows are looking for the best possible condo in Miami, they should drop me a line – Sildy@sildycervera.com – because I have the perfect place for them.